Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Canary Islands
Types
-
Echium pininana
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
-
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Light Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
ECHIUM pininana
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Tree Echium
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Baum Aciam
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Arbre ACIAM
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
árbol Aciam
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
δέντρο Aciam
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
árvore Aciam
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
drzewo Aciam
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
lignum Aciam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Lamiales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Echium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10060
1
27800
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